Hi Everyone,
I really appreciate all the great advice and helpful info I've gotten from you all thus far - just what I needed!
So this weekend I plan on dropping the engine... I've already found several websites with excellent how-to type of info - so I'm definitely armed with knowledge!
A little background... I'm a VW nut, actually my whole family is. My uncle was a VW mechanic and I recall countless summers working with him in his shop before he was diagnosed w/ MS. I'm pretty handy in the shop, I took Auto Mechanics throughout high school and with that in conjunction to what I learned from my uncle, I think I'm good to go.
As mentioned before, Dad is restoring the car and I'm going to tackle the engine. I've observed the rebuild from several wonderful VWs, including a
74 Westfalia and a 67 Beetle, fact is I haven't owned a project end to end.So - my inquiry today is how to go about the rebuild. I wish I had an endless budget, but truth is I don't, in all honestly I'd like to keep it under $500... so my first question is that budget practical? Also, are "kits" worth it? For example, here is one I found from a preliminary search online:
Time is on my side so I'm not really looking for any answers today, but just wanted to start gathering some facts.
Again - thank you all for everything so far! You're a great group of VW nuts!
-Greg S. Whitcomb